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Arabic Hobbies

Sixth graders talk about hobbies in Arabic (الهوايات, al-hiwayat) — كرة القدم (soccer), السباحة (swimming), القراءة (reading), الموسيقى (music), ألعاب الفيديو (video games). They sort active hobbies from quiet ones and share their own.

Grade 6Hobbies50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn hobby words.
  • ✓Tell active from quiet.
  • ✓Sort the hobbies.
  • ✓Say what you like.
Essential Question

كرة القدم، الموسيقى… what do you like to do in Arabic?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Active or Quiet?

Project this and sort each Arabic hobby into Active or Quiet.

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🏃 Active
📖 Quiet
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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Free Time

6 min

What do you like to do, and how do you say it in Arabic?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime playing soccer.
  • Ask the Arabic word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Hobbies

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Active or Quiet?
  • Sort each hobby.
  • Say كرة القدم & القراءة.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
3

Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a hobby.
  • Say an active one.
  • Say a quiet one.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “أحب كرة القدم” (I like soccer).
  • Name what you like.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a hobby.
  • Say what you like.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: share hobbies.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand hobby words.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe free time.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to daily life.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Hobby cards with romanization.
  • Frame: “أحب ___.”
  • Active/quiet chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with كرة القدم & القراءة.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add sports & instruments.
  • Survey the class.
  • Make a hobby graph.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🎯Hobby cards
  • 💻Active or Quiet?
  • 📊Class survey sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

الهوايات (al-hiwayat)hobbiesكرة القدمsoccerالسباحة (as-sibaha)swimmingالقراءة (al-qira’a)readingالرسم (ar-rasm)drawingالموسيقىmusicالرقص (ar-raqs)dancingيلعب (yal’ab)to play
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “soccer” in Arabic?
كرة القدم (kurat al-qadam).
QUESTION 2
Is القراءة an active or quiet hobby?
Quiet (reading).
QUESTION 3
What does “أحب” mean?
I like.

Reflect: hobbies.

Have students name a hobby they like in Arabic (“أحب ___”). A printable Arabic hobbies sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: الرسم (ar-rasm), الرقص (ar-raqs), السباحة (as-sibaha), القراءة (al-qira’a), الموسيقى, الهوايات (al-hiwayat), كرة القدم, يلعب (yal’ab)
  1. dancing
  2. music
  3. soccer
  4. swimming
  5. hobbies
  6. to play
  7. drawing
  8. reading

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “soccer” in Arabic?
  2. Is القراءة an active or quiet hobby?
  3. What does “أحب” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) الرقص (ar-raqs) · 2) الموسيقى · 3) كرة القدم · 4) السباحة (as-sibaha) · 5) الهوايات (al-hiwayat) · 6) يلعب (yal’ab) · 7) الرسم (ar-rasm) · 8) القراءة (al-qira’a)
Part B: 1) كرة القدم (kurat al-qadam). 2) Quiet (reading). 3) I like.